A method comparison study of the high throughput automated HISCL® SARS-CoV-2 antigen assay using nasopharyngeal swab samples from symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects against conventional RT-PCR.
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DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27679
Abstract: Our study aim was to evaluate the performance of the automated Sysmex HISCL® SARS-CoV-2 antigen assay against RT-PCR. We tested 277 remnant frozen nasopharyngeal swab samples, stored in universal transport medium (UTM), yielding a sensitivity… read more here.
Keywords: nasopharyngeal swab; antigen assay; swab samples; pcr ... See more keywords
Application of urine antigen assay to evaluate outcomes of praziquantel treatment and reinfection in opisthorchiasis in northeast Thailand.
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DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/traa057
Abstract: BACKGROUND A urine antigen assay was applied to evaluate chemotherapeutic outcomes and reinfection patterns of opisthorchiasis in Thailand. METHODS We used a prospective study design by following opisthorchiasis subjects at baseline and post-treatment using a… read more here.
Keywords: opisthorchiasis; reinfection; treatment; antigen ... See more keywords
Evaluation of an antigen assay for diagnosing acute and chronic hepatitis E genotype 4 infection
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DOI: 10.1111/jgh.14405
Abstract: Results obtained from different hepatitis E virus (HEV) tests are usually inconsistent. The detection of serum HEV antigen (Ag) has been suggested to be more sensitive for the diagnosis of genotypes 1 and 3 HEV. read more here.
Keywords: hepatitis; evaluation antigen; diagnosing acute; antigen ... See more keywords